Where does “törtszám” come from?
törtszám (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tört, from Hungarian tör, from Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ — corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass.
törtszám (Hungarian): fraction
Ancestry of “törtszám”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | tört | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | tör | to break; to strive for something |
| 3 | Latin | thōrax | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θώραξ | corselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass |